NO. 7 BIRDS FROM THE BARUSSAN ISLANDS — OBERHOLSER 



Family ALCEDINIDAE 

 ALCEDO MENINTING CALLIMA, new subspecies 



Resembling- Alcedo meninting meninting, but decidedly larger; 

 and with upper parts slightly more greenish. Similar to Alcedo 

 meninting proximo, but with upper parts much less greenish. 



Type.— Adult male, No. 179782, U. S. N. M. ; Tana Bala Island. 

 Batu Islands, February 8, 1903 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



ALCEDO MENINTING SUBVIRIDIS, new subspecies 



Similar to Alcedo meninting meninting, but smaller; upper parts, 

 especially rump and center of back, more greenish. 



Type.— Adult male, No. 179785, U. S. N. M.; Lafau, Nias Island, 

 March 23, 1903 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



CEYX ENOPOPYGIUS, new species 



Similar to Ceyx tridactylus, but lower back and rump brilliant cobalt 

 blue, instead of magenta; lower parts much less yellowish (more 

 tawny or rufous), the upper throat more purely white, the abdomen 

 creamy white instead of deep yellow ; sides of neck more rufescent ; 

 back and scapulars black, streaked with cobalt blue, in place of being 

 almost entirely blue. 



Type. — Adult female, No. 1S1101, U. S. N. M. ; Aru Bay, eastern 

 Sumatra, December 5, 1905 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



Family CAPRIMULGIDAE 



CAPRIMULGUS MIRIFICUS, new species 



Somewhat like Caprimulgus concretus, but slightly larger; outer 



tail-feathers entirely without white or buffy tips or subterminal bands ; 



upper parts darker, more blackish ; abdomen partly whitish, partly 



buff, with narrow, irregular, dark brown bars. 



Type. — Adult male, No. 181230, U. S. N. M. ; Siak River, eastern 

 Sumatra, December 22, 1906 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



Family HEMIPROCNIDAE 

 HEMIPROCNE LONGIPENNIS OCYPTERA, new subspecies 



Resembling Hemiprocne longipennis longipennis, but under parts 

 paler ; size averaging larger. 



Type. — Adult male, No. 180833, U. S. N. M. ; Lafau, Nias Island, 

 March 23, 1905; Dr. \Y. L.Abbott. 



